The jobs in society were based on social order
Nobility - Dukes, Lords, Ladies
Gentry - Knights, Squires, Gentlemen, Gentlewomen
Merchants
Yeomanry - Farmers, Tradesmen, Craftworkers
Laborers - Artisans, Carpenters, Skilled Workers
The economy during Elizabethan times was dominated by crafts and trades
Men typically took up the work which included skilled jobs and trades such as:
shoemakers, tailors, tanners, bakers, weavers and butchers
Women were considered inferior to men and didn't work
You can find a complete list of Elizabethan occupations at the following website:
- There were 6 social statuses
Nobility - Dukes, Lords, Ladies
Gentry - Knights, Squires, Gentlemen, Gentlewomen
Merchants
Yeomanry - Farmers, Tradesmen, Craftworkers
Laborers - Artisans, Carpenters, Skilled Workers
The economy during Elizabethan times was dominated by crafts and trades
- The primary source of wealth came from wool
Men typically took up the work which included skilled jobs and trades such as:
shoemakers, tailors, tanners, bakers, weavers and butchers
Women were considered inferior to men and didn't work
- single women took up jobs as nuns and lived in convents or nunneries
- married women had the job of running the household and having babies
You can find a complete list of Elizabethan occupations at the following website:
www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-england-occupations.html